Fabric-roll-edge protector.



G. W. LOUGHMAN, DEOD.

CITIZENS LOAN TRUST & SAVINGS OOMPANY, BXEGUTOR AND TRUSTEE} FABRIC ROLLEDGE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.17, 1908.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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- ing my invention.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. GEORGE w. LOUGHMAN, OF SOUTH BEND,'iNDniN-A; CITIZENS LOAN TRUST & SAVINGS COMPANY EXEOUTQR AND TRUSTEE orSA'ID GEORGE w. LOUGHMAN, DEQEAISED.

FABRIC-ROLL-EDGE rno'rnc'ron.

- No. 919,607. H

and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin F abric Roll-Edge Protectors, of which the following is aspecification.

TlllS invention relatesmo fabric roll edge protectors. One object of theinvention is to provide a spool composed of separable parts designed toprevent colla sing of the rolls of fabric at their ends an also toprotect theedges of the fabric.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a fabricroll edge protector embodying such characteristicsthat in addition toperforming the usual functions of providing for suilicient space wherebycement, tacks and other articles may be confined within the roll withoutdanger of loss through accidental displacement during shipment'ormovement from one place to another, it' also provides for a deviceembodym but few parts with the head members he (1 in proper positionthrough the instrumentality of a spring rod or bar.-

With the above and other objects in view, the present inventionconsistsin the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, illustrated in the ac and particularly;

companying" drawings, pointed out in the appended claims, itbeingunderstood that changes ma be made in the form, proportion, size anminor details without departing from'the s irit or sacrific- 111 any ofthe advantages of t e invention.

11 the drawings :Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the fabricroll illustrat- Fi 2 is a face view of one of the end caps. ig. 3 is aface view of the other end-cap. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the lockingrod prior to engagement with the end caps.

' Referring now more particularly to the ac companyin drawings, thereference character 1, indicates a fabric roll ofjany material and 2and/3 the end caps each having a pro jectingl central portion 4 adaptedto project into t e bore 5 of the roll 1 with its body portion arrangedto engage the edges ofthe material or the ends of the roll, as shown.The end cap 2 has a central perforation-6 in its projecting part 4 andnear the periphery Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Application filedApril 17, 1908. Serial No. 427,672.

positively secure the-ca s in Patented A m 27, 1909'.

of the-projecting part 4 is a second perforation 7 there being a singleperforatlon 8 in theprojecting part 4 of the end cap 3.

To lock the caps 2 and '3 against displacement with relation to thefabric roll, there is provided a locking bar or rod 9wh1'ch has one endbent laterally, as indicatedat 10- and then inwardly, as shown at 11,the laterally directed artlO being adapted to'form a head referabfy ead.10 and-part 11 practically forming a hook with the-bill portion 11 ofthe hook adapted to fit in the central erforation 6 of the cap 2, thebody of the loc ing. rod 9' ass ing through the perforation 7. This 100ing rod 9 is preferably bent intermediate its ends upon an incline, asindicated at 1 2, and the remaining body portion of the locking roddirected in the same plane with that portion thereof upon the oppositeside of its bent part 12 and passing through .theperforation 8 of thecap 3. By reason of the bent part 12 of the locking. rod 9, the latteris rendered s ringy, flexible or yieldable longitudinally of itslength,.so that when it is desired to place against displacement andespeciall tlghtly in engagement with the ends of t e roll, in a mannerhereinafter explained, the looking rod will yield longitu inall asindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. *lo effect this yieldf ablefunction of: the locking rod and to secure the caps againstdisplacement, the rod is pulled upon at one end so as to exert a ullupon the cap 2 and cause the rod to yiel intermediate 1ts ends, as shownin dotted lines in Fig. 1,'when the end of the rod op osite its hookedend is bent into curved or otl ier form, as indicated at 13, so thatitsfree extremity may be-engaged with the projecting part of the cap 3 andcentrall thereof and referably substantiall in a inement with t e billportion 11 of the li rod cannot retract to assume its normal position,that is, the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 1.

In order'to cause a yielding of the lockin rod intermediate its ends andto bend its end opposite to its hooked end, any suitable tool (notshown) may be used, but it is preferred to use such a tool as will pullupon the looking rod and also bend it in a single operation. By virtueof the ends of the rod beingsubstantially in alinement, there is an evenpull upon the. end caps to insure their proper slightly-inclined, asshown, the 5 00k and so that the locking element having its body portlonbent inter- Y sides of the mediate its ends to cause the opposite endsof said body portion to lie adjacent opposite interior of the fabricroll and to render said bod portion yieldable intermediate its ends ony, one extremity of the looking element being bendable to provide acurved part terminatingsubstant ially parallel with the body portion forengagement with the adjacent cap to prevent retraction of the yieldablebody portion when the latter is distended when the locking element is inoperative position and to insure a constant pull upon the caps toprevent their displace 'ment.

2." A combined fabric roll and supporting spool protector consisting ofca s adapted to bear against the ends of the r0 and a looking elementconnecting the ca s, said locking element havin its body plortion bentintermediate its en s to cause t sides of t e interior of the fabricroll and to and thereby s e opposite ends of said bod portion to lieadjacent opposite render said body portion yieldable intermediateitsends only.

3. A combined fabric roll and supporting spool protector comprisingcapls bear against the ends of the ro and a locking element connectingthe caps, said locking elementbelng bent intermediate its ends to renderthe same longitudinally yieldable, the bent portion being housed withlnthe roll between the caps when in operative position ielded by the capsand 'roll.

1 4, A combined fabric roll and supporting spool protector comprisingcap-ls adapted to bear against the ends of the re and a looking elementhaving its ends formed for connection with the caps, said lockingelement having a single bend intermediate its ends to render the samelongitudinally yieldable and to exert a constant pull upon the caps,said bend bein housed within the roll between the caps w en in operativeposition whereby the bend is shielded by the caps. and roll the capsbeing dependent solely upon said bend for the maintenance of saidpulling action thereupon and also upon the maintenance of said ends ofthe locking elements in firm engagement with the caps.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. LOUGHMAN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE OLTSCH,

G. M. COLE.

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